The influence of caregiving and employment on the voluntary activities of midlife and older women

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1997, Pages

  Farkas, Janice I ^a   Himes, Christine L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY CARE; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 0030741971     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/52B.4.S180     Document Type: Article

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